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LIPA Airs Wind Farm Power Rates

The cost for electricity from the proposed 130-megawatt South Fork Wind Farm will average 14.1 cents per kilowatt-hour, the Long Island Power Authority’s chief executive officer said on Monday.

Susan Vorpahl (R, C, L, I, F)

Susan Vorpahl is looking for a second term as a trustee to ensure the board remembers its true purpose, she said.

Bill Taylor (D, WF)

Bill Taylor was elected to the trustee board in 2013 and is one of its two deputy clerks.

David Talmage (R, C, I, L, F)

Having served two terms in the late 1980s into the early 1990s, and holding the roles of clerk and assistant clerk, David Talmage hopes to be elected once again.

Fallon Nigro (R, C, I, L, F)

Fallon Nigro is running for elected office for the first time. She is the daughter of Joe Bloecker, a former trustee.

Susan McGraw Keber (D)

Since being elected in 2017, Susan. McGraw Keber has thrown herself into the job with gusto, serving on six trustee committees that oversee education, Accabonac Harbor and Hog Creek, Northwest Creek and Harbor, the beaches, media and social media, and aquaculture.

Mike Martinsen (D)

Unique among all the candidates for East Hampton Town trustee, Mike Martinsen spends almost every day of the year on the water.

Stephen Lester (I, C, L, F)

Stephen Lester, having served six terms as a town trustee, did not seek re-election in 2015. “I needed a break,” he said this week.

Rona Klopman (C, I, L, WF, F)

Rona Klopman is seeking a trustee seat for the third time, having run twice before, though unsuccessfully.

Michael Havens (R, C, I, L, F)

This year marks Michael Havens’s second bid for a trustee seat. The lifelong resident of the town is among a long line of baymen in his family, and he believes that experience will serve him well if elected.

Jim Grimes (R, D, C)

Jim Grimes is seeking a third term as an East Hampton trustee. The born-and-raised Montauk resident and fire department volunteer owns James C. Grimes Land Design and Fort Pond Native Plants.

Tim Garneau (D)

It was while screening potential candidates for East Hampton Town Trustee as a member of the town Democratic Committee that Tim Garneau became interested in running for the post himself.

Rick Drew (D, C, L, I, F)

Nearing the end of his second term, Rick Drew has attended every trustee meeting since his swearing-in. “I’ve tried to make it a real priority,” he said this week.

Ben Dollinger (D)

A first-time candidate, Ben Dollinger grew up off Three Mile Harbor Road and now lives along Fort Pond in Montauk, “a body of water that’s under attack.”

Francis Bock (D, WF)

Francis Bock, the clerk of the trustees since Democrats assumed a majority in 2016, is seeking his fifth term on the board.

E-Book Embargo Hits U.S. Libraries

Macmillan Publishers, which produces work by some of the most popular authors, has announced an embargo on e-books for libraries. The limits will be particularly acute in Suffolk County.

John Aldred (D)

John Aldred, an incumbent who lives in East Hampton, is running for a second term as East Hampton Town trustee.

Five Face Off for Southampton Town Board

In addition to a three-way race for supervisor, voters in Southampton Town have five choices for two seats on the town board.

For County Legislator: Linda Kabot Wants Bridget Fleming’s Seat

Linda Kabot, a Republican and former Southampton Town supervisor, is hoping to make a political comeback by unseating Democratic Suffolk County Legislator Bridget Fleming, who has represented residents of the Second Legislative District, from Montauk to Moriches plus Shelter Island, for four years.